Awning bracket



June 14, 1949. HQELDTKE 2,473,058

AWNING BRACKET Filed May 24, 1947 l ou ouooo.uunloooonu INVENTOR MARTINHOELDTKE Patented June 14, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AWNINGBRACKET Martin Hoeldtke, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Application May 24, 1947, Serial No. 750,230

3 Claims. (01. 16023) This invention is concerned with the provision ofan awning bracket of a type which may be attached to a trailer.

Broadly it is an object of this invention to provide an awning bracketof a type which may be attached to a trailer, said bracket carrying aroller arranged to conveniently roll or unroll awning material to orfrom said bracket roller, and having fastening means for said roller andawning material in either rolled or unrolled relation,

This invention resides substantially in the combination, construction,arrangement and relative location of parts, all in accordance with thedisclosure herein.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective, illustrating an embodiment of this inventionwith a trailer, and a use in connection therewith.

Figure 2 is an enlarged front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged end view thereof.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail elevation of the awning roller, which is telescopicfor fitting to the bracket member.

The true nature and manner of use of a device in accordance with thisinvention will be best understood by a detailed description of the formthereof, shown in the drawings in an illustrative sense.

Now referring more particularly to the drawings A indicates, in general,the bracket portion which, as shown, comprises end members 2substantially of quarter sphere shape, spaced by a longitudinal backingmember 3 in fixed engagement therewith, said backing member beinglaterally and vertically extended beyond the end members, all as shownin the drawings and especially Figure 2, to form flanges 4 and 5,respectively, having apertures 6 for screw attachment of the bracket tothe trailer, or other combining structure. Further spacing said endmembers 2, in fixed engagement therewith along the outer peripherythereof, one edge abutting the backing member 3, opposite edge portionforming a gutter 8 with open ends, and extended lateral to and outwardfrom the lowermost edge of the periphery of the end members, as shown inFigures 3 and 4, to protect a drawn awning from excessive how of theelements thereon, is a hood member 9.

Extended from end to end of the above described bracket portion of thisinvention and journaled in the end members 2 thereof, is the awningroller It, the journaled ends of which extend outward beyond the bearingthereof, one end for fitting of a crank ll thereon for rolling orunrolling the awning, the opposite end being threaded for reception of anut [2 which, when tightened, to the associated end member, by swingingthereover a slotted portion of a hasp member l4, hinged to said endmember, is locked in said slotted portion which is retained in lookingposition to said nut by gravity.

With the above defined structure an awning may be drawn to any length.Although this provides a means for general locking of the roller andawning thereon, it is desirable that a means be provided for supportingthe awning when drawn, as for example as shown in Figure 1, to relievethe roller from strain, especially during a storm, and to provide suchmeans I provide a hook bolt l6 which when the awning is drawn, isadjusted to engage aperture I! in said awning and there be retained byscrewing down the wing nut 18 on the threaded portion of said bolt andagainst the outer surface of the hood member 9 thru which said boltprotrudes. When desired to roll the awning up the nut I8 is released topermit the hook portion of the hook bolt to be disengaged from theawning aperture, awning is then rolled up by means of the crank ll,after which the hook bolt is raised to engagement with the rolledawning; as shown in dash lines in Figure 4, and there fastened by thewing nut l8, in a manner previously described.

Although in the drawing only one of the supporting hook bolts is shown,same being located longitudinally central as to the roller, this is notto be considered a limitation as the length of the roller determines thenumber of supporting members, and where two or more are used it isintended that they would be of substantial even spacing.

For handling of the hasp member M an angular lip 15 is formed therewith.

In production it is intended that all bracket members, that is endmembers 2, backing member 3, and hood member 9, will be unified bysoldering, welding, brazing, riveting, or the like.

The drawing shows a backing member 3 that is slightly curved, this is toconform to the curve.- ture of the trailer surface shown in Figure 1,however, this is not to be considered as a limitation as it is intendedalso to use the bracket member in combination with structures having astraight plane.

From the above description it will be apparent to those skilled in theart that the details of construction illustrated herein may readily bevaried without departure from the novel subject matter herein disclosed.I do not, therefore, desire to be limited by the disclosure but ratherby the claims granted me.

What is claimed is:

1. An awning structure having an inclosure formed by an attachingbacking, ends, a forwardly and downwardly curved front and bottom, re.-spectively, a, trough at the lowermost portion: of the front and openadjacent to the ends, a roller journaled in the enclosure, the bottombeing open, a flexible sheet-like awning section movable thru theopening in the bottom for winding on and from the roller, and adjustablehook bolt. means coacting with the enclosure and the roller forrelieving strain upon the latter when the awning has been extended orretracted.

2. An awning structure having an inclosure formed by an attachingbacking, ends, a forwardly and downwardly curved-front and bottom,respectively, a trough at the lowermost portion of the front and openadjacent to the ends, a roller journaled in the enclosure,- thebottombeing open, a: flexible sheet-like awning section movable thru theopening in, the bottom for winding on and from'the roller, meanssuspended from the curved front and having adjustable engagementtherewith' for coacting with the enclosure and the roller for relievingstrain upon the latter when theawning has been extended or retracted and4 means for operating the roller from without the enclosure.

3. An awning structure having an inclosure formed by an attachingbacking, ends, a forwardly and downwardly curved front and bottom,respectively, a trough at the lowermost portion of the front and openadjacent to the ends, a roller journaled in the enclosure, the bottombeing open next, to the gutter, a flexible sheet-like awning sectionmovable thru the opening'in the bottom for winding on or from theroller, adjustable means coacting with the enclosure and the roller forrelieving strain upon the latter when the awnin has been extended orretracted, means for operating the roller from without the enclosure anda releasable hasp at one end of the enclosure, and; means carried, bythe journal of the roller next,to the hasp for latching thereby.

MARTIN HOELDTKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthispatent:

UNITED: STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 881,196 McCall Mar. 10, 1908 13595,234 Kuyper Aug. 10, 1926 1,659,825 MacKay Feb. 21, 1928 1,790,793Cara Feb. 3, 1931 2,109,112 Hanson Feb. 22, 1933

